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G. T. RONK EXCAVATING MACHINE Oct. 13, 1925. 1,556,960

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UNITED- sTATEs PATENT" ol-Fical To all fivlwmz't may c 'rmerfn: primemover is being operated and for op- Be itl known that I, GEORGE T. RONK, a erating said swinging frame lin two direccitizen of the United States, and resident of tions from power derived from said prime 50` j Leon, in' the county of Decatur and State of mover, the last said mechanism Lbeing Iowa, have invented a'certain. new and useadapted to 'also operate the driving mechful Excavating Machine, of which the folanism for said truck from said prime mover lowing is a specication. 4 at a third speed, and also in a reversedrec- This invention relates to improvements. in tion. Y l excavating machines of the type which is These-and other 'objects will-be apparent adapted to excavate or hoist, deliver and to those skilled Vin the art.y v

dum-p material from a distance- .renrote My invention consists in the construction, 'from' the excavating machine containlng arrangement, and combination of the vari- I the mechanism for operating the excavator. ous parts of the device, whereby the objects 60 A further object is to provide in conneccontemplatedare attained, as hereinafter tion with an excavating mechanism, a scoop more fully set forth, pointed out in my soarrangedand controlled by suitable caclaims and illustrated in the accompanying bles that the said scoop may be mechanically drawings, in which: operated and moved to a position remote Figure 1 is arside elevation of my im- 65 from the main excavating machine, and may proved excavating machine. be automatically filled and then moved to Figure 2is a vertical transverse sectional the operating mechanism, after which it view taken on the line 2-2`of Figure 1. may be, elevated and oonveyed to al suitable Figure 3ds 'an enlarged lan view of the point and then dum ed. l front endof my improve excavating ma- 70 A furtherV object 1s to provide in an exchine with the canopy and the various concavating machine having a scoop. designed/trol devices -removed,'and portions of the t'o be operated at a remote posltion from frame members broken away to show der the mechanism by means ofasuitable cables, tain mechanism.

improved mechanism for controlling and. Figure 4 is an enlarged'detail side elev'a- 75 handling the said scoop. tion of a segmentyof the front end of the -A further object is to provide' in an exframe.

cavating machine having a` swinging frame Figure 5 is an enlargeddetail view showadapted to carry machinery for controlling ing in elevation the opposite slde of the an excavating'scoop rotatively mounted on front of the said frame from thatshown 1n 80, an automotive truck and capable of being Figure 4. steered, improved mechanism for'operating 4 Figure 6 is a plan dlagrammatlcalvlew -the steering mechanism of the 4truck when showing in heavy l1n`es the control devices the said swinging frame is in any one of for the various operatmg mechanisms of its positions of movement.v a J the excavator. 85 A further Objectis to provide in an ex- Figureg7 is an enlarged detail view show-v cavating machine having mechanism mounting the mechanism for operating the steered on a Swinging frame adapted to carry ing device. C 1

devices for controlling an excavator bucket,` Figure 8 is a detail view showing 'the said frame being rotatively mounted'on an mechanism for controlling one of the cable 90 automotive truck driven by power derived drums.

' 45 from a prime mover mounted on the frame, Figure.j 9 is a .longitudinal sectional View improved mechanism for driving the said through one of lthe elevating drums, and truckat a number, of speeds when said also one of the cable drums showingthe manner in which they are mounted relative to each other and certain control mechanism.

Figu of the clutch devices for controlling the elevating drums. c

Figure 11 is an end elevation of the clutch yfor controlling the cable drum shown in Figure 9. 0

Figure 12 is a plan view of the truck on which myimproved excavatorfis mounted.; 'Figure 13 1s an enlarged detail view of a clamping collar for securing the swinging frame in position on its pivot.

Figure 14 is an enlarged detail view of' ther control devices for the brake of one of the hoisting drums.

The numeral i1() indicates the main frame Y. of 'my device which is constructed preferably 4of channel iron 'members' 11 and 12, arranged longitudinally and parallel to each other.

The ends of the members 11 and 12 are connected to transverse plates 13, shown in Figure 2. The members 12 are spaced apart and arranged in the central portion of the frame to form beams upon which a plate 14 is mounted, and other mechanism to de scribed. Y.

Mounted beneath the central portion of they'membersall, I have provided brackets 15 in which are mounted a casing 16, the ysa-id casingebeing provided at its central portion with a differential casing 17. n.Rotatively mounted in each end of the casing 16 is a shaft 18, the outer en'd of each shaft being provided with a sprocket wheel 19.

Y The inner end of. each of the shafts 18 is `th e casing 17.

provided with a beveled Igear 20, both of which are in operative relation with pinions 21 of a differential member 22.

This member 22 is providedwith abeveled Vgear 23, which in turn 1s in mesh with a pinion 24 mounted on the lower end of a vertically arranged shaft 2 5, the said shaft being mounted in a bearing member 26 in Mounted beneath the rear rend of each of the members 11 I have orovided a bracket 27, The lower ends of said brackets 27 rest on an axle member 28 which carries a pivoted bell crank member 29- in each end similar to those used in the ordinary auto steering mechanism. Each of the members 29 is provided with a wheel 30.

The larm portions of-the members 29 are connected by means of a guide link 31. This link 31y provides means forl steering the wheels 30, and is operated by means of mechanism as will hereinafter be described.

- `A bracket32 is mounted vbeneath the front Y end of eachof the members' 11, said brackets 'of which is' being designed to carry a shaft 33, each end provided with a4 rotatively mounted wheel34. Each of the said wheels re/10 is a detail end elevation of one` 34 is provided with a sprocket `lwheel 35 in line withthe corresponding sprockets 19. Each corresponding set-of sprockets 35 and 19 is designed to receive a'chain 36. This lprovides means whereby the wheels 34 may provided with a centrally and vertically ar l ranged bearing member 40 in which `the shaft 25 is rotatively mounted. The member 40 is of a comparatively large diameter at its vbase portion, and is provided with offset bearing portions 41 and 42, the bearing porion 42 being of a less diameter than the bearing portion 41, and the bearing portion 42 having an annular groove 43 near its top end.

The bearing portion 42 is designed to receive a bearing block 44. This block 44 is designed to carry two parallel angle irons 45, shown in Figures 2, 5 and 7. This block is secured in position by means of suitable bolts 46 which run adjacent to the sides of said block 44 and between and through said angle irons 45 in such a manner that the block is firmly held in position. These members 45 form a portion of the swinging frame which includes a` loor plate 47.

Mounted upon each of the outside edges of the plate 47 is a cha/nnel member 48 whlc'h are connected with eachA otherwby the said plate 47 and a series of transversely arranged channel members 49 at its forward end, and a number of angle iron members- 50 at its` rear end. These last said members are mounted beneath the plate 47 and parallel with the angle irons 45.

The weight of the swinging frame, which comprises the `members 48 and the plate 47 together with the cros members 49 and 50, lis carried Jbv means o a seriesl of brackets 51 secured to the lower side of t-he plate 47,

arranged in a circular path vertically above the track members 37 Each of the brackets 51 is designed to' carry a roller 52- which coacts with and restsupon the smooth upper face of the track 37.

By this arrangementit will be seen that I have provided a. swinging trame, the weight of'which is carried by the rollers 52, and" which are designed to travel on the member 37 with the bearing member 42 serving nas a pivot for the said frame. This swin ing frame is adapted to swing through the. ull arc of a circle.

`To prevent the swingingfrnme from be- The lmember 53 is provided with an in-l f wardly extending annular flange 55, which is designed to enter the groove 43 of the member 42, the said collar block 53 being placed in .position with thefflange member 55 in the groove 43, after which the said collar is secured in position to the top face of the plate 47l by means of suitable bolts.

This prevents the swinging frame from moving upwardly on the bearing -4'3 and held against downwardmovement by means of the rollers 52.

The outer end of. the members. 45, 49 and7 'ry a floor plate 56. on it-s upper surface.

Secured to the outside of the members 48, I have provided vertically arranged upright members 57 58 and 59. The upper ends of of these said members are designed to carry al canopy 60, which is for the purpose of shading the operator, and also for protect-L ing the mechanism, hereinafter to be described, againstthe action of the elements of the weather. l

Diagonally arranged brace members 61 are Yprovided, having their upper ends connected toy the upper ends of the corresponding members 58, and'their lower ends connected to the front ends of the members 48.'

For moving the swinging frame in a circular path Labove the member 37, I vhave rovided a bracket 62 mounted between the eft hand ends of the members 45, as shown in Figure 2.

This bracket 62 is provided with two verti-v cally arranged members, each of whiclfis `secured to the adjacent member 45 by means of suitable rivets.

said vertical members areA providedy witha l `connecting member 63, which is arranged horizontally and has its cent-ral portion'provided with a` rotatively mounted vertical shaft 64.

The upper end of the shaft 64 is mounted in a bearing 65 secured to the top of -the plate 56. The lowerfend of the shaft lar groove 69 in which is operatively niofunted a fork member 70 of a lever 71. This The lower endsof the lever 71 is pivoted at 72, the said pivot 72 being mounted in one of the members .45. The said lever 71 is provided with an upwardly extending portion 73 which is piv-l otally connected to a lever 74.

This lever 74 is mounted on a horizontally and longitudinally arranged shaft 7 5 'mount- .ed in bearings 76 on the plate 47, shown in Figures 2 and 6. Thelo'ack end of the shaft is provided with an upwardly inclined arm 77 to which one end of a link 78 is pivotally connected. The opposite end of the link 78 is connected to one end of a bell crank lever 79. The opposite end of the bell crank lever 70 is provided with a link 80 which is pivotally connected to .a .ve1ti-` cally arranged lever 81.

By moving the upper end of the lever forwardly or rearwardly, the shaft 75 may be rocked through the links 78 and 86 and the bell crank lever 7 9. The rocking of the shaft' 75 .will cause the lower end of ihe arm 74 to be oscillated. This in turn will cause the fork end of the lever 71 to be elevated or lowered, thereby' providing means whereby the clutch 68 may be moved into or out of engagement with ihe clutch 67, and the swinging frame. .moved about the pivot member 42, when so desired, by the pinion 66 being driven from the shaft 64, which will cause the said pinionto `travel around the rack 38.

For driving the shafts 25 and 64, I

have provided the following mechanism:

.Mounted longitudinally between the members 48, I have provided a short channel member 82. lThe member 82 and the right hand member 48, as sho-wn in Figure 2, are each provided with a bearing 83. These bearings are provided with `a rotatively mounted shaft 84. This shaft 84 carries a beveled pinion 85 which is designed to mesh with Va beveled pinion 86 on the upper end. of the shaft 25.

The central portion of the shaft 84 carries a'spur pinion 87, and the outer end of the said shaft is provided with aspur gear 88. The mechanism being described may also bel seen in Figure 3. d

Back of the shaft 84, I have provided a shaftV 89 mounted in bearings 90 and 91, the

bea-ring 90 being secured on the top of an angle plate 92`whicl1 is secured to the plate 48, and the bearing 91 being mounted on any angle 93 secured to a frame. member 94 on the left hand side of the plate 56. v

This shaft 89 is provided with a pinion gear 95, which is in mesh with they gear 88, the said pinion 95 is driven by means of aI friction clutch device 96. This clutch device is provided with a pivoted leverf97 which maybe actuated by means of a cone 98 slid'- ably mounted on the shaft 89. Details of a similar clutch may be seen in Figures 9` and 1,1, a description of which will hereinafter be made. The oone98 is provided with a lever 99, best shown in Figure 6.

One end of the lever 99 is pivoted by means of a bolt 100 secured in a bracket 101 mounted on a bar 102 of the swinging frame. 'This bar102 is secured in position by upright lan- :gles 103 secured to the right hand pla-te 56. The opposite end ofthe lever 99 is provided with a transversely arranged link 104, the inner end of which is pivoted to a -bell crank lever 105. This bell crank lever has a link 106 which is pivotally connected to a. vertically arranged lever 107. Y

Thus it will be seen that by moving the lever,` 107 forwardly or rearwardly, the cone 98 may be moved longitudinally Awith the\ .shaft 89 and the pinion 95 thrown into and out of operative relation with thesaid shaft. 89 through the friction clutch 96.'

, The central portion' of the shaft 89 is also provided with a loosely mounted gear 108 l which is in mesh with the 4pinion 87. This gear is operatively 'connected with the shaft 89 by means of a friction clutch 109 similar to the clutch 96, and provided with an operating lever .110, which is designed to be engaged by @sliding cone 111 which is peratively connected with a lever 112, ne end of which is pivoted to a bracket 113 mounted on the plate 47, and the other end pivotally connected to the bar l104.

The cones 98 and 111 arearranged in a reverse manner on th'e shaft 89 so that when the bar 104 is moved'in one direction, one

Q of the gears 108 and 95 will be thrown into operative relation with the shaft, while the opposite one is thrown out of operation, and vice versa. t By this arrangement, it will be seen that by operating the lever 107 either forwardly or backwardly, the shaft 84 will be brought into operative relation with; the shaft 89 and driven through one of the gea-rs 108 and '95, these gears being of different diameters and'v of different speed ratio, their coacting gears will cause the shaft 84 to be rotated at one 'of two different speeds relative to the speed of the shaft 89: i

Through thismechan'ism, it will be seen that the sprocket 19 may be driven at two different speeds by operating the lever 1'07 forwardly or backwardly. W'hen t'he said lever 107 is inoits vertical position, both sets of gears willbe in inoperat'u've positionand no motion will be imparted. to the said sprockets 19.-

For. driving the shaft 89, I have provided a sprocket wheel 113a'which is designed to l carry aI chain 114, best shown 'in Figure 1, which is operated by means of a sprocket 115 on the shaft of an engine' 116, or other prime mover. This engine is of the ordinary construction and needs' not be described in detail. I have provided a friction clutch and out of operation relative the engine In alinement with the shaft-84, I have secured to the shaft 117 by means of a pin 4122.

- The hub of the gear 121 is provided with a clutch member 123 designed to be engaged by a clutch member 124 feathered to .the inner member' of the shaft 84. This clutch member. 124 is provided with an annular groove 125 which is designed to be engaged by means of a fork 126 on the vupper end of the lever 74, so .that as the said lever 74 is operated to throw the clutch member 68 into engagement with the clutch member 67, the clutch member 124 will be thrown out of engagement with the' clutch member 123 orvice versa. The purposeof this will hereinafter be made clear.

Arr'angedabove the sha-ft 122, I have provided a shaft 127 mounted in bearings)128 and 129, the bearing 128 being mounted on the angle 93, while ythe bearing' 129 is secured to the 'framemember 48.'

The inner end of the shaft 127 is provided with a pinion 130 which is designed to mesh with the gear 121. Theouter end of the 'said shaft-127 'is provided with a gear 131, bothof :Said gears being rigidly secured to the shaft.

The gear 131 is designed to mesh with a gearA 132 loosely mou ted on the left hand end ofthe shaft 89. tively connected with-the aft 89 by means of a friction clutc 133 having an'operating arm 134, and. designed to be actuated by means of a sliding cone member 135.

This coneI member 135 is operated by means of a bell crank lever '136 pivoted to the frame by means `'of a shaft 137. The said bell crank 136 'carriesa link 138 which isv pivoted to a vertical lever 139.'

Thus i't will be seen that by' throwing the lever 139 forwardly or rearwardly, the gear 132 maybe brought in operative relation with the'gear131 and driven. through the said driving shaft 89, l

By this arrangement, 1t will be-seen thatthe shaft 64 may be driven from the 'sha-ft 89, an'd the swinging frame may be swung engage ent with the clutch 67.

For versing the direction of the swingin vmovement of said frame, .I have prohis glear 132 is ope'rain one direction when the clutch 68 is in on the pinion 115 for throwing the machine vi ed a gear 140 lwhich is loosely mounted 13 on the shaft 89, and operatively controlled by means of friction clutch 141 having an operating arm 142 which is designed to also engage the cone member 135, when the'said cone is slid in the opposite direction from that which it is moved to operate the lever 134. The pinion 140 is also inv mesh with the gear 121. This will cause the said gear 121 to be driven in the opposite direction, when the cone 135 engages the lever 142, from that which it would be if the cone 135 engaged the lever 134. When the cone is in its neutral position, as shown in Figure 3, neither of the clutch devices 133 or 141 will be operated.-y

Thus Vit will be seen that by operating the lever 139, the swinging frame may be moved to any of its positions aboutthe member 37 and in either direction. When the lever 107 is in its vertical position, no motion will be imparted to either of the shafts 122 or 84. When the" lever 139 isV operated in either direction, the shaft 117 will operate at a different speed from that which the shaft 84 would be caused to rotate by: means of the gears 87 and 88.

Thus it will' be seen that if the lever 139 lnfought into an operative position of its moven'ient, and the lever 81 is then actuated so that the clutch member 68 will'disengage the clutch member 67, the clutch member 124 will be moved intol engagement with the clutch member 123. This will cause the shaft 122 and the shaft 84 to operatel in unison, and the sprocket wheels 19 to be driven at a speed vdifferent from either of the speeds produced 'by the operation of the lever 107.

By this arrangement,a reverse movement may be imparted to the sprockets 19 through the operation of the lever 139. When the clutch 124 has disengaged the clutch 123, the shaft 64 will be run idle and no swinging movement will be imparted to the swinging frame.

Thus, I have provided means whereby the gearing device which is for the purpose of swinging the said swinging frame may also be employed to produce a third forward speed for the drive mechanism of the truck.

The reverse mechanism for driving the sa1d swinging frame may also be used to reverse the movement of the said truck.

The other two speeds are arranged to produce the forward movement of the truck.'

This arrangement saves a very large amount. of machinery and thereby considerably simpliied the construction ofthe machine and at the same time makes a very depreciative reduction in the co-st of the construction of the same. It also eliminates several operating levers which makes the machine more simple to' control.

By the mechanism just described, it .willi-` be seen that the truck maybe advanced at three different speeds and reversed, and also that the swinging frame may be made to rotate to a complete circle about the member 37 in either direction, or any part of a circle. f

The lower end of the arm 144 is provided' with a link 145 which is pivotally connected' to thesteering bar 31 so,that as an oscillating movement is imparted to thef shaft 143, the longitudinal movement will be imparted to the bar 31, and the wheels 30 steered in the usual manner.

. For operating the steering"mechanismof The front end of the-shaft 143 is prol vided with a beveled gear 146 which is designed to mesh with a beveled gear 147 loosely mounted on the bearin@f member 41 of the member 40 and beneath 'The swinging frame. l I The beveled gear 147 is prov-ided with a spur gear 148 formed integral. 148 is in mesh with an idle` gear 149 mounted on a vertical pivot secured to the plate 47. This idle gear 149 is in mesh with a pinion 150 mounted on the lower end of a vertically extending shaft 151, the upper end o'f the shaft 151 being provided with a hand wheel 152.

By this arrangement, it will be seen that as the hand wheel 152 is rotated, the shaft 151 will be rotated, and in turn .the pinion 150, which :will cause the gear 148,.l to be rotated through the idle gear 149, and consequently the beveled gears '146 and 147 will be rotated. 'This will cause the bar 31 to be Voperated as before describedt By this arrangement, it will be seen that the truck may be steered from the swinging frame regardless of `what position ofv its movement the said frame may be at, as the gears 150 and 149 will merely travel' around the gear 148 when the said Swinging. frame This ear is rotated. This provides simple I means i to the super-structure of the swinging frame.

The said cable 158 is designed to be .wound on a drum 160 mounted on a shaft 16.1, which extends transversely above the members 48,-\and is rotatively mounted in bearings 162"and 163.

The bearing 163 is mounted on the member94, while the bearings 162 are mounted on the members 48, the said drum 160 being mounted between the members 48- and the members 94, as clearly shown in Figure 3.

'The'boom 155 is carried from the boom 154 by means of a cable 164,'said cable including a block 165 in the boom 155 and a block 166 in the boom 154,'one end of said cable is secured to the boom 154 by any suitablel means at the point 167. The opposite end of the cable 164 extends rearwardly and downwardly beneath a guide pulley 168, and thence to'a drum 169 mounted on a shaft ,170. p l i This shaft 170 is mounted transversel above tlhe members 48 and back of the sha 161, and has its right hand t 1d, as shown in Figures 3 and 6, extending beyond the right -hand member .48 and mounted in -a bearingk 171 on the plate 102, and bearings 17 2 mounted on the members 48.

For driving the shafts 161 and 170, I have provided the following mechanism: Mounted on the shaft 89. I have provided a -pinion 174 which is rigidly secured to said shaft. This pinion 174 is in mesh with a gear 175 rigidly secured to the said shaft 170.

The said shaft 170 is also designed to' carry a gear 176 which is in mesh with a .gear 177 secured to the shaft 161, the gear -17 6 being considerably liess in diameter than the gear 177 so that the shaft 161 may be rotated, at a speed slower than the shaft 170.

The shaft 170 is provided with a drum 178, and the shaft'161 is' provided with a drum 179. .These drums are for the pur ose of controlling the outhaul and the in aul cables of the scoop. As both of them are' exactly alike, but one of them will be described.

The drum 178 comprises a 'cylindrical portion having a ange 180 at one end and a flange 181 at the oppositeend, the-said lange 181' being provided with a laterally extending cylindrical flange or drum portion 182. This drum` portion 182 is designed to re other end is connected to a link 185 which is' pivotally connected to an upwardly extendlng arm 186.

This arm 186 is mounted on a shaft 187, being'l'nounted in suitable bearings 188 secured to the Hoor plate 47. The-said shaft 187 is provided'witlh a rearwardly extending lever'189, the rear endof which is provided with a treadle 190.

By this arrangement, it will be` seen that as the operator. places his foot on the said trcadle190, the band 183 will be drawn tight on the drum 182. The drum 179 is rovided with a similar control device-191 aving a foot treadle 192.

`The drum 178 is operatively connected with the shaft 170 by means of a Yfriction clutch device which comprises a sleeve 193 slidably mounted on the said shaft and feathered thereto. I

This sleeve 193v is provided. with an .annular groovem194 at one `end, and with diametrically opposite. lugs 195 at the opposite end. Each of these lugs is designed to carry a pivoted link 196, thefree end of each of said links being provided with a shoe 197 shaft 170. The shoes 197 are yieldingly `pulled toward Aeach other by means of springs 200. lThe block 199 `serves to provide a guide for the pins 198 and also forthe purpose of applying the necessary power to the said .shoes 197. l

The links-196 are so arranged that as the sleeve 193 is moved longitudinally with he shaft 170, the shoes 197 will be moved into or out of engagement with the ange, 182, thus providing means for frictionally ,connecting the drum 178 with the shaft v170, which is driven through the gear 175 and the pinion 174.

The sleeve 193 is provided with a collar 201 operatively mounted in the grooye 194. This collar 201 is provided with pins 202, which are designed to enter slots 203 of a pivoted lever 204. One end of the said lever 204 is 'peratively connected to an adjustable rod 205- secured to one of the ymain frame members. The opposite end of thp said lever 204 is provided witlh a `pivoted link 206, one end of which. is pivoted to a bell crank lever 207. f' A This bell crank lever 207 is provided with a link 208 `which is pivotally connected with a vertically arranged lever 209. As the up^ the said sleeve 21() being designed to operate a clutch'device similar to the one in thev drum 178. This sleeve 210 is provided with"r a collar 211 and an .operating lever 212, the

said lever 212 being arranged vertically,l

while the lever 204 is arranged horizontally. The upper end -of the lever 212 is lprovided with a link 213 which is connected to a bell crank 214 pivotally mounted on the main frame. Theisaid bell crank 214 is pivoted to Va longitudinally arranged rod 215, the rear end of the rod 215 being pivoted to a vertically-arranged `lever 216, and so arranged that `as the upper end of the said lever is moved forwardly or rearwardly, the sleeve 210 will be moved longitudinally with the shaft 161, and the drum 179 thrown in operative or inoperative relation with the shaft By this arrangement, either of the drums 178 or 179 may be thrown into operation at the will of the operator by actuating the levers 216 or 209.

The scoop 153 is provided with a filling bail 217 to which is attached an inhaul cable 218. This cable passes between guide pulleys 219 secured to the carrying. boom 155. The said cable 218 has it-s opposite end connected to the drum 179. The said drum and cable serve the purposeof drawing the scoop toward the boom'155.

The scoop 153 is drawn away from the said boom by means of an outhaul cable 220 which is designed to pass through a pulley block situated at a point remote from the machine where the excavating is to take place, as is clearly disclosed in my pending application abovereferred to.

This cable 220 passes through a block 221 secured to the central portion of 'the boom 154, and thence to the drum, 178.

By this arrangement, if the drum 179-is operated, the scoop will `be pulledtoward the carrying boom, while if the drum 178 is operated, the scoop will be moved away from v the said boom.

The boom 155 is provided with a guide arm 222 which is for the purpose of receiv 5 ing a lifting bail 223 of the said scoop. 'A

wardly to a point where it is convenient forU shaft 245.

`the operator to grasp it so that as he moves the said rod longitudinally, the scoop may be dumped.

For automatically throwingthe drum 179 out of operation when the scoop 153 is being drawn inwardly, I have provided a lever 228 pivotally connected to the boom 155, having its lower end providedl with a loop 229 -through which the cable 218 passes. The said cable 218 is provided with a knob 230 which is designed to engage the lower end of thesaid lever 228 and thefscoop 153 when it has reached its inward limit of movement. The upper end of the lever 228 is provided with a rod 231, the lower end of which is pivotally connected to a lever 232, shown in Figure 5.

This lever 232 is pivoted to a. bracketf233 secured to one of the main frame members 48. The upper end of the lever 232 is provided with a rod l234 which extends rearwardly and adjacent to the rod`215'for a short distance. The rod 234 is provided with a right angle portion 235 through which the rod 215 is slidably mounted.

A nut 236 is mounted on the shaft 215 and provides means against which the member 235 acts, and the rod 234 is moved forwardly as the knob 230 strikes the lower end of the lever 228. This forward movement causes the rod 215 to be moved forwardly and the bell crank 214 to be operated. This will cause the upper end of the lever 211 to be moved outwardly and the clutch of the drum 1-79 to be thrown out of operation with the said drum, thereby ,providing means for 'automatically throwing the said drum out of gear when the bail 223 of the scoop 153 is received on the arm 222. Y

The nut 236 may be moved forwardly to Vlowered after the bail 223 is in position on the bar 222 by operating the drum 169, which is designed to receive-the cable 164. The operation of this drum is as follows:

Referring to Figure 9, the drum169 1s rotatively mounted on the shaft 170, and: is provided with flanges 237 and 238. The flange 237 is provided with a drum 239 designed 'to receive a band brake 240, details of which are shown in Figure 8.

This band'240 is anchored atone end by means of a bracket 241, and` has its opposite end provided with a pull rod 242, which includes a screw threaded adjustment 243. The upper end of the rod 242 is pivotally connected to a crank Y244 mountedl on a I such a position that the said automatic This lever 246 is also provided with a link 249 pivotally connected to a lever-250. The lever 250 is connected to a rock shaft, 251, which is provided with an arm 252, thefree end of which is provided with a foot treadle 253, the spring 247 being so arranged that `the band 240v will yieldingly engage the drum 239 with sufficient pressure so that the weight of the boom and the load which it carrie-s will not unwind it.

Then it is desired to permit the said boom to be unwound, the foot treadle 253 would bev moved downwardly, which ,will cause the said band 240 to be released .by the mechanism above described.

The :flange 238I is provided with a drum 254 which is designed to receive a floating band 255. One end of this band 255 is connected to one ,end of an arm 256, which isv rigidly secured to the l.shaft 170. The opposite end of the band 255 is pivotally connectedto one end Aof the lever 257 which is pivoted tothegarm 256. Y

The arm 257 is so arranged that it may be engaged by a cone 258 slidably mounted and feathered to the shaft 170 in such a manner that as the Jinner end of the lever 257 is moved outwardly rom the center of the shaft, the other end of the said lever 257 will draw the band tight. This -will cause the drum 254 to rotate in unison with the shaft 17 0, and thel cable 164 to be-wound up, which in turn will elevate the boom 155.

The cone 258 is provided with a collar 259 which is pivotally connected with a lever 260, as clearly shown in `Figure 6. Thisy lever 260 has one end pivoted to arbracket 261'secured to the main frame. The opposite end is pivotallyconnected to a bell crank 262, said bell crank being provided with a link 263 which is pivotallyv connected to a downwardlyextendingarm 264 mounted on the shaft 245. f

The arms 244 and 264v are designed to eX# tend in substantially opposite directions ,in such a manner. that as one ofthem is4 ac` tuatedto move one ofthe brake bands in operative relation with its respective drum, the opposite brake band will be released.

By this arrangement, if the `downward movement of `the treadle 253 is continued after' the band 240 has been released, the band 255 will be caused to engage its respective drum, which will cause the cable 164 of the said drum to be wound u .HLUpon releasing the said treadle 253-, t e said cable and the boom 155 will be retained in the po- ,sition-inwhich it has been elevated by the spring By this arrangement, the operator, may

very accurately and very quickly control the operation of the boom 155. i

The drum16() ofthe ,shaft 161 is controlled .by a similar mechanism tothat which the drum 169 is controlled, and is provided with a foot treadle 265, and I have appliedjthe same numerals to this mechanism to desig nate similar parts.

L All of the friction clutches before described are similar tothe one just described, and the operating levers of the same being the same as the operating levers 257.

The clutches which are designed to operate the gears have the pinion gear secured to the hubs, similar'to 169, in place of the disc 238. y

The operation of my improved excavator has becn pretty well disclosed with the description of its various mechanisms. The general operation is as follows: y

Figure'l shows the scoop. in an elevated position after it has been loaded and re' ceived by the boom 155.

Assuming that itu is desired for the operator to dump the `dirt to the rear end of the machine or to a position at the right of the machine, a's shown in Figure, 1, the lever 81 is grasped, which is pulled rearwardly.

7This will cause the lever 57 4, shown in Figure 2, to be rocked `in a clockwise direction by the shaft 75, which in turn will cause the upper end of the lever 73 to be moved in an anti.- clockwise direction, andthe clutch 68 made to engage the clutch member 67. The clutch 124 rwill be out of engagement with the clutch 123. 1 l The lever 139 ,mayv then be grasped and moved in either direction, depending altogether in which direction it is ,desired to cause vthe shaft'127 to' be rotated, thence the' pinion130 and the gear 121, and the shaft 122, the pinion 119, the gear 120 and the shaft 64. I' i This in turn will operate the pinion '66 from the ,clutches 67 and 68, and this will cause the swinging frame to be moved about the member 37 until the scoop 153 has `reached the desired position, after which the' lever 39 may be movedv to its neutral position and the rotation of the swinging frame stopped. e f i The scoop may be returned by moving the lever 139 in Athe opposite direction to whichN it was irst moved. l,This will cause the cone to engage the lever 132 andthe clutch 141 operatlng the pinion 140.

This pinion 1401is also in engagement with the gear 121. This will cause the ear to be rotated in the opposite direction om that which it was rotated by the pinion 130.

when the scoop has reached its damping position, the rod 227 lmay be pulled rearwardly and the scoop dumped as described in my copending application'on an excavator bucket.

The boom may be lowered by operating the foot treadleA 253, as before described.

The drum 178 may then be set into operar tion by means of the lever 209 until the scoop has reached'its lling position, after which the drum 179 will then be placed into operv ation by means of the lever 216.

' for movlng t By mani ulation ofthe various devices, as before escribed, the wheels .34'may be driven and the excavator advanced from one peint to' another, and ata number of diferent. speeds a portion of the mechanism he swinging frame being employed to reverse and-toproducepne of sai orward speeds.. The device maybe steere .when the swinging frame is in any of its positions of movement, as before described,

By this arrangement, itwill be seen that I have provided an excavating machine which is adapted to operate a scoop in such amanner that the/sald" scoop may bemechanically moved to a distance from the machine, then g .filled by mechanism in said excavator, then the drum will have to be operated vto wind up the cable 220.

By the mechanism vbefore described, all of t ese operations may be easily and quiclgly taken care of by a single operator, as he has absolute 'control of the scoopeither when filling, dumping Ior otherwise. ,l

By this construction, a man for holding the scdop is also eliminated. The scoop153 may be loadedv and the truck may be addesired.

I claim as m invention:

. 1. A main ame, supporting wheels for said frame, means for driving one set of said supl'porting wheels, a supporting frame pivota y mounted on said main frame, a prime mover on said supporting frame, means interposed between said prime mover and the driving mechanism for said wheels Afor advancing said main frame at a number of different speedsz an excavating scoop carried by said supportlng frame,L means actuated by said prune mover for moving said scoop from a filling position to an elevated ppaltion, means actuated by said prime mover for swinging said supporting frame on said w1 main frame in either direction, and means for throwing the last saidmeans in operative relation wit ,said driving means whereby the peeds said main framemay be advanced at s different from that producedby the first driving means, and for the purpose of reversing said driving means.

2. A wheel sup orted-truck, driving meansl for advancing said wheel'supported truck, a sup ortin frame pivoted for rotation on sai truc a prime mover Aon said'sup porting frame, means operated from said prime moverfor swinging saidsupporting frame in either direction, means for throwing`thev last said means into operation with sald driving means whereby said main truck may be advanced in either direction at a` Selpeed different from that produced bythe rst said driving means. r

v .3. A wheel supported truck, driving means foradvancing said wheel vsupported truck, a supporting frame pivoted for rotation on said truck, a prime mover on said su porting frame, means operated from sai rime mover for swinging said supporting rame in either direction, means for throwing the vlast said means into operation with said driving means whereby said mainframe may be advanced in either direction at a speed diierent from that produced by .the first said' driving means, and means mounted on said .sup orting frame for steering said main frame w en said supporting frame is in any of' its pivoted positions of movement..

4. An excavator frame, a rimemover on said excavator frame, a boomy pivotally mounted on said excavator frame, means operated by said prime mover for raising and l i lowering thefree end of saidboom, a scoop an outhaul cable device :for moving said scoop from and beyond said boom, and an -inhaul cable for moving said scoop toward said boom, means connected with said prime.

mover for operating the outhaul cable, and

means connected with said prime mover foroperat-ing said inhaul cable, the scoop being designed to engage said boomwhenits free l end 1s at its lower position of movement, and vanced to carry the load to a certain distance before dumping, 'if so to'be carried thereby when itis in its elevated position of its ovement, and means for automatically throwing the means which control therinhaul cable out of operative re-` lation withsaid lprimermover when the said l scoop has engaged said boom.

5. A wheel su ported base,l means formechanism so the steering4 mechanism eratively connected with the beveled gear of said pivot, a frame pivotally mounted on the other bearing of said pivot,said frame including roller devices for engaging said annular track, means for swinging saidframe aboutsaid pivot center, a shaft pivotally mounted in said main frame, a hand wheel on said shaft, a spur gear on said shaft in mesh with the spur gear of said pivot member. v

6. A Awheel-supported A base, means for driving one set of wheels of said'base, a

vtrack on' said base, said track being profor operatively connecting said driving sh-aft to said prime mover, a counter shaft, means for operatively 'connecting said driving shaft and said counter shaft, said means being de- -signed to drive said counter shaft at a nimber of different speeds, means for operatively connecting said counter shaft and the driving means of said wheel supporting base, a third shaftin alinement with said coun r shaft land adjacent thereto means operated from said third shaft for driving a vertical shaft rotatively mounted in said frame, a pinion on said vertical shaftH in mesh with the gear of said annular track, a clutch for throwing said pinion into and out of operation with said vertical shaft, a clutch device for throwing said. counter shaft into operative relation with said third shaft when the said pinion of said vertical shaft is out of operation therewith, means for simultaneously controlling said clutches, means actuated by said driving shaft' for driving said third shaft in either direction.

7. A wheel supported base,` means for driving one set of the wheels of said base, a` pivoted supporting 'frame for rotation on said shaft mounted on said'frame, means vfor .op-

lperated from said .third shaft for causing ',e said frame to be rotated on said base,

-means for thro said rotating means into and out of operation with saidl third shaft, means for simultaneously operating the last said means and the clutch -lconnecting the counter shaft and sai'd third shaft so that when one clutch is in o rative tion the other will be Pos1 in an inoperative position,

ase, a prime mover on said frame, a driving ratios, means either of said power transinit'v ting devices into or out of gear, a third shaft,l

means for driving said Ythirdbshaft -in,either direction from said driving shaft and at a i speed different from either of the said speeds of said counter shaft, means ,for throwing tlie last said means into and out of operation with said driving Shaft.

8. A wheel supported base, means for driving one set of said wheels of said base, a pivoted supporting frame mounted for rotation relative to. said Y, a prime mover on said supporting frame, a. driving shaft, means for operatively connecting .said prime mover and said` drivin-'g shaft, a counter shaft, means operatively connected with said \counter shaft; for operating the driving mechanism of said wheels, means for driving said counter shaft from said driving shaft at a number of different speeds, means for throwing` the last said means into and out of gear, a third shaft, means driven bysaid third shaft for imparting a rotary movement to saidvsupporting frame relative to said base, means o rated from said drivin shaft for imparting motion to said third shaft in either direction and ata speed different from either of the speeds of said counter shaft, means for throwing the last said means into and out of operative relation with said driving shaft, means for throwing said counter shaft' and said! third shaft. into 1 and out 'of operative relation with other.

9. A' base, an axle for supporting one end of said base, wheels loosely mounted onv said axle, a set of steering wheels at the kop 'te end of said base, a pair ofl horizont arranged counter shafts, said counter afts .including a differential cach of said counter shafts being provided with means for impartingrotary motion to a. corresponding wheel on said axle, a vertical shaft rotatively supported togdrive saidJdifferential, said vertica ^shaft being mounted in a. ivot memon`said pivot' member, an annular gear su ported on' said base concentric with said mounted on said vertical s aft designed te ber on said base, a frame rotativ y mounted engage the annular gear, ya clutch for throwing said pinion into and out of operation with saidvertical shaft, a prime mover on said frame, a horizontally arranged dri sh-aft, means for operatively connecting said prime moved and said driving shaft, a counter shaft parallehwith said driving shaft, gear! devices fort operatively connecting'said counter shaft and said vertically pivofedA shaft, a seclnd counter shaft in line with said first counter shaft, gear devices for op eratively connecting said second counter `shaft with'said vertical shaft, a jgear for said second counter shaft, a third counter shaft rallel with said second countershaft, ar dviees for o ratively connecting said iving shaft an said third counter shaft atan las lopposite direction tosaid driving shaft and at the same speed,\meansfor throwing said gear devices into and out of operative relation with said drivingv shaft, a pinion on said third driving shaft in operative relation with the gear on said second counter shaft so ar'- raii ed that said second counter shaft will be riven at a slower rate of speedthan the third counter shaft, a. pinion loosely mounted on said driving shaft in mesh with the gear on said 'second counter shaft of the same diameter .as the corresponding pinion on said third counter-shaft, means for throwing said loosely mounted pinion into and out of operation with Said driving shaft, a clutch device for throwing said first counter shaft and said second counter shaft into operative relation with each other, means for causing the clutch devicepof the vertical shaft to enge its coacting pinion, a gear and a pinion ed to said rst counter shaft, a corresponding gear and pinion loosely mounted on said driving shaft, and means'for throwing either of the last said gear and pinion into and out of operative rel-ation with said driving shaft.

10. A supporting frame, a lifting boom pivoted to said frame, a carrying-boom pivoted to said frame beneathl said lifting boom, a prime mover, a hi l1 speed shaft and a low speed shaft rotative y mounted in said frame parallel to each other, means for driving said shafts from saidl prime 1nover,'a drum r0- tatively mounted on each of said shafts, a scoop, means for supportin'g and carrying said scoop on said carrying boom, an outhaul cable for moving said scoop out and beyond said boom, said outhaul cable being connected to said highspecd drum, an inhaul cable for moving said scoop toward and into engagement with said carrying boom, said inhaul cable being connected to -said low speed drum, friction devices for throwing either of said drums into and out of opera- Y t-ive relation with their respective shafts, an auxiliarydrum for each of said shafts, a cable for raising, lowering and supporting said lifting boom,said cable being connected to one of said auxiliary drums, a cable for elevating and lowering said carrying boom relative to said lifting boom, the last said cable vbeing connected to the other one of said auxiliary drums, and means for throwing either of said auxiliary drums into and out of operative relation to its respective shaft.

11. A. wheel supportedA truck, driving means for advancing said wheel supported truck, a supporting frame pivoted for rotation on said truck, a prime mover on said supporting frame, means operated from said prima mover for swinging said rsupporting frame relative-to said truck, and means for I throwing the last said means into operation with said driving means, whereby said truck may be advanced at a speed different from that produced'by the irst set of driving means. e

12. An excavator frame, a prime mover on said excavator frame, a boom carried by said frame, a scoop, an outhaul cable device for moving said boom, an inhaul cable for moving said scoop tow-ard said boom, means connected with said prime mover for operating the outhaul scoop from and beyond said cable, means connected with said prime mover for operating said inhaul cable, the scoop beinlgr and be carried thereby when moved to its inner limit of movement, andmeans for automatically throwing the means which controls the inhaul cable out of operative relation with said prime mover when the scoop has en aged the boom.'v Des cines, Iowa, July 13, 1921.

GEORGE "I. RONK.

designed to engage said boom 

